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Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 2:30pm 07.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4120 I recently had my seacocks replaced on my Beneteau 411. Yesterday, I notice water standing and was w
Hatch and port light covers or coating Rjm st.petersburg at 1:13pm 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/659 We are discussing covering our hatches and port lights. I was wondering if the sunbrella will cause
Enjoy the Day sailme88 at 1:02pm 07.04.21 Big Boats 1/1402 Hoping you all enjoy Independence Day with your families and friends and hopefully aboard YOUR boats
Waste System Diagram (1) sail sfbay at 10:24am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1914 New older boat to me has a complex waste system with 2 toilets, Raritan Electroscan system and multi
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? (1) sail sfbay at 9:36am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 6/854 I have tabulated the boat's safety gear in Word. Now I am planning to prepare a diagram in either Vi
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. jssailem at 8:37am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1198 99% of us SBO sailors will never be in the situation solo sailor Kevin Escoffier faced during his gl
HAPPY 4th of JULY to all of SBO (1) jssailem at 8:05am 07.04.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/624 Happy 4th and celebration of Independence Day to all the crew.
H34 galley Jim szczublewski at 6:40am 07.04.21 Big Boats 8/1270 has anyone removed the panel in the galley above the fridge? the panel with the cutouts for storing
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. Hayden Watson at 9:50pm 07.03.21 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1369 I am looking to get a serpentine kit for my C30 with an M25XP. It has the 3-bolt front flywheel so
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTED" error. Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 19/6476
10.3 Mast Step Schwarz633 at 4:13pm 07.03.21 S2 1/779 I'm looking at a 10.3 to purchase that seems to have some problems with the mast step and stringers
Best location for a Bilge Pump John Marrone at 1:31pm 07.03.21 Catalina 22 8/1633 I have gotten a few best scenarios, one of which was the Volcano, the area where the retractable kee
San Juan 28 Blowboat at 1:04pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2428 As my wife and I continue our rather low key boat search...trying to decide on timing and stuff...I
Hunter 41DS with original Raymarine C120 chart plotter and electric compass issues MFD at 12:47pm 07.03.21 Big Boats 2/535 Hey All, So I have been working around this since (second owner) got the boat about 5 years ago. Bot
Outboard Motor conundrum. Alouette at 12:25pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 4/915 I presently own a 1973 Catalina 27' and use an outboard as my motor. Would like to up grade to a 4
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part beefneck at 12:10pm 07.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1118
origo 2000 knobs Don Crowther at 12:00pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 7/978 I'm looking for replacement knobs for our stove. One broke off this week. I did see some but I can't
Hello hvac&r tech at 11:05am 07.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/617 New to the forum, I have a 40.1 on order. Wish me luck!
Best plan to replace a jib t track standup block? (1) itscalvin at 10:31am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 1/359 I have an Oday 19 that has a cracked standup block. It's on a 15mm track. I haven't had any luck fin
How strong is the rigid solar panel? NYSail at 9:30am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 0/524

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Boarding ladder threads Davidasailor26 at 2:29pm 06.19.25 My grandfather made some teak ones for our previous boat. Not hard to make. The ends were notched li
Boarding ladder threads capta at 1:53pm 06.19.25 Do you think shrink wrap material would do the job?
R.O. water filter install question jssailem at 1:35pm 06.19.25 One must consider that the water is California Water. It might have originated in the Colorado River
Calling all O'Day Daysailer 1 Experts jimshipsky at 1:06pm 06.19.25 OK, I get it. The chart compares my Cal with the Daysailer. 195 SF vs. 143 SF. Not significantly di
Calling all O'Day Daysailer 1 Experts jimshipsky at 1:01pm 06.19.25 Was something omitted from the reply above? I see a chart with two unlabeled columns and don't under
Calling all O'Day Daysailer 1 Experts (1) jssailem at 12:50pm 06.19.25
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? ...3TacksontheWater at 12:45pm 06.19.25 I have no water ballast experience but, my impression from reading about them is that they do not ad
Catalina Yachts sold ! LakeOntario270 at 11:49am 06.19.25 After Frank Butler died it was inevitable someone would buy the company.
How to stop false 100% battery status Elysium_Van_Isl at 10:59am 06.19.25
Catalina Yachts sold ! Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 06.19.25
Oil pan full of saltwater !? Michael Davis at 10:30am 06.19.25
How to stop false 100% battery status Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 06.19.25
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 9:55am 06.19.25 Back on the ocean. Repainted all the rough parts with Totaltread. The gelcoat is so soft now and t
Sarasota Bay Returning (2) patrickfarley at 9:55am 06.19.25 232252232253
Oil pan full of saltwater !? DaveAK at 9:53am 06.19.25 Another route to the oil pan is through the raw water pump. A failed seal could cause a leak. Do y
R.O. water filter install question BAD ORCA at 9:34am 06.19.25 I will add my results when I get it up and running. All this back and forth is not helping. I will
How to stop false 100% battery status Johann at 9:30am 06.19.25 I was going by section 5.7.1 of the manual at https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/SmartS
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise David in Sandusky at 8:51am 06.19.25 A very sensible plan, John. We like an 8 hour day which means about 40 nm for us. But we have done
R.O. water filter install question Don S/V ILLusion at 7:18am 06.19.25 Yes, I am unclear how that is possible. As posted above, I cannot find an example of a unit, nor a
Beetle Cat Dave Satter at 5:10am 06.19.25 I'll say no more Paul, Just in case you work for the IRS :)

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